Senior Associate, People and Culture

Ahya is looking for a Senior Associate, People & Culture to lead key people functions across hiring, onboarding, people operations, performance management, and culture development.

This role is central to building a strong, structured, and high-performing workplace. The successful candidate will help attract the right talent, ensure smooth employee integration, maintain effective people processes, and strengthen a culture that aligns with Ahya’s values, governance standards, and operating model.

Given Ahya’s AI-driven and climate-tech environment, this role is best suited for someone with prior experience in technology-led or venture-backed organisations, where hiring needs are specialised, roles evolve quickly, and close collaboration with product, technology, and leadership teams is essential.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning

• Lead talent sourcing and recruitment in line with approved headcount and workforce plans
• Manage the full hiring cycle, including role scoping, sourcing, interviews, selection, offers, and onboarding coordination
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs
• Ensure hiring decisions are aligned with budgets, approval matrices, and documentation requirements
• Assess both technical and cultural fit during the hiring process

Onboarding and Orientation

• Manage structured onboarding for all new hires from Day 1
• Deliver orientation sessions covering culture, values, policies, performance expectations, and governance
• Coordinate onboarding with HR, IT, Admin, and reporting managers
• Ensure all onboarding records and confirmations are completed and maintained in line with ISO 27001:2022 and the Information Security Framework

Culture and Employee Engagement

• Support and reinforce Ahya’s culture and values across teams
• Design and implement employee engagement and culture-building initiatives
• Encourage ethical conduct, collaboration, and professional behaviour
• Support employee feedback processes and engagement reviews

Performance Management

• Administer KPI-based performance management processes
• Support goal setting, performance reviews, and feedback cycles
• Maintain appraisal, promotion, and increment documentation
• Monitor performance and retention trends and highlight risks where needed

People Operations and Governance

• Manage employee lifecycle processes including confirmations, transfers, role changes, and exits
• Maintain HR policies, SOPs, employee handbooks, and related documentation
• Ensure compliance with approval workflows, confidentiality requirements, and record retention standards
• Maintain accurate employee records, contracts, and HR trackers

Offboarding and Exit Management

• Execute structured offboarding processes, including clearances and exit documentation
• Conduct exit interviews and analyse themes and trends
• Ensure employee exits are completed on time and in compliance with company procedures

Compliance, Reporting, and Coordination

• Maintain People & Culture records in an audit-ready state
• Prepare HR reports, dashboards, and management summaries
• Coordinate with Legal, Finance, IT, and Operations on employee-related matters
• Support internal HR communication and documentation needs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Law, or a related field
• 3 to 5 years of experience in hiring, people operations, onboarding, and performance management
• Experience working in structured, policy-driven organisations
• Prior experience in a technology-led or venture-backed company is strongly preferred
• Strong judgement and discretion in handling sensitive people matters

Skills and Competencies

• Strong talent acquisition and candidate assessment skills
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Strong documentation and organisational ability
• Ability to balance employee needs with business requirements
• Comfortable working with KPIs, trackers, and reporting tools
• High level of professionalism and attention to detail

What We Offer

• A key role within Ahya’s People & Culture function
• Exposure to leadership and organisational development initiatives
• Opportunities for professional growth within People & Culture

Application Question(s):

• Do you have prior experience in a SaaS, technology-led, startup, or venture-backed company?
• Are you comfortable working in a structured, policy-driven environment with documentation and approval workflows?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• HR, People Operations, or People & Culture: 3 years (Required)

Location:

• Karachi (Required)

Work Location: In person